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Letters Patent 1Y0. 64,211, rZrzteoZ April 30, 1857.

,A Iurnovrri PESSARY.

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TO WHOM IT .MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, DAVID WING, ot' the city of Indianapolis, county ot' Marion, and State of India-na, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Pessaries; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full and true description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon.

The nature of the invention consists in the improved construction and application ot' the instrument; said instrument to be made of silver, hard rubber, parlresenc, or any other suitable material, of such different sizes as will suit different patients. Y y To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my said invention, I proceed to describe more fully as follows:

Figure No.1 ot' the accompanying drawings represent-s a perspective view of the instrument; a a is a flaring rim attached to the stem c e by the curving arms c c c and c in such a manner that the said rim and arms together form as it were a cup'or basket. Between the said arms are four open .spacesv represented by tl' d cl I' and d. The stem is bent a little atf, to Et the natural curve oi' the vagina. ,Ath are'inserted into the hollow of the stem e e two adjustable springs represented by g and g; the whole instrument, when all the parts are in their proper places, being as represented by said tig. I. Y

A The instrument in used as follows: 1Sor the treatment ot`v polnpsus inferi the end a a is first inserted into ithe mgina and' pressed carefully in until the womb is raised so far that the patient is easy. The womb is then in its natural position. The distance from the interior of fleshy covering or licor ofthe pelvis to the uterus can in this way be accurately measured. The instrument is thcn taken out and tbc springs y and g adjusted to suit thc proper length by slipping them in the hollow stem e e at z. The said springs are then fastened in the hollow of said stem by a suitable wedge. It now only remains to set the instrument in the place it is to-occupy during the treatment of the patient. A V l A E and A E of Figure 2 ot' the accompanying drawings are intended to represent the two .sides` or walls of the vagina, joining the womb K at A and A, and extending to the floor of the pelvis, represented G and G. To set the pessary in its proper place,^the end a. a. is inserted in the vagina as before, and pressed carefully forward until the Awomb assumes its natura-l position, great care being taken to have the ,mouth ot` the womb inside of the cup or basket a. c c a. The .springs g and which have been compressed up to this'tinre, are now let go, 'l and their elasticity carrying them apartvthey naturally' take an easy position on the lioor of the pelvis, as represented hy G g and g G, ot' said No. 2; the said rim a a, resting in the annular angle formed, by the. junction ofthe neck of thewomb on the upper end ot' the vagina, as represented by A a a A, of said The said pessary willthen be held firmly in its place, and being entirely inside of the body, will not in anyway hinder 'the rest or locomotion of the patient. The depth ci' the said cup or basket a I; c a is such that when the instrument is in its proper place, the os uien', represented by I of said No. 2, will neverV touch the bottom, and so be free from any local cause of irritation. The said open spaces d d (l and d, are so arranged that any discharge iiowing from the womb 'will pass freely through them, and so find its way out of thc body without any impediment. It the floor of the pelvis should become sore by any abrasion produced by the springsg and g resting on it as aforesaid, alittle piece ot' sponge, lint, rubber, or any other such suitable material sewed or attached at the end of each of said springs, will immediately remedy the ditliculty. 'Ihe size of the neck e e l comparatively so small that it will allowithe vagina, which had been disturbed by the prolapsus, to contract and reassume its natural position, when it will assist the suspcnsory ligaments of the wombJ which will by rest and l other proper treatment regain their natural tonicity, .to hold yit in its proper place.

E What I claim, and desire to secure'by Letters Patent, is-

i I. The curving arms c c @and e, when constructed and combined with the rim, substantially asset forth.

2. The hollow'stem e e, when the same is combined with the adjustable springs g and g, in manner and form i as aforesaid.

3. The adjustable springs g and g, when the same are constructed and adjusted substantially as set forth and combined with the said hollow stem e e. v

4. The improved pessary described herein, when the same is considered as a whole device, and constructed in its said several parts as aforesaid, and used in the manner and for the purpose hereinbefore described.

y DAVID EWING.

- Witnesses:

L. Woon,

5 JOHN C. SPooNEr.. 

